Project description:FAM46C is one of the most frequently mutated genes in multiple myeloma (MM) and encodes a protein of unknown function. Using a combination of in vitro and in vivo approaches, we demonstrate that FAM46C encodes an active cytoplasmic non-canonical poly(A) polymerase, which enhances mRNA stability and gene expression. Moreover, we also found that the reintroduction of active FAM46C into MM cell lines, but not its catalytically-inactive mutant, leads to broad polyadenylation and stabilization of mRNAs strongly enriched with those encoding endoplasmic reticulum-targeted proteins and induced cell death. This is, to our knowledge, the first report that directly associates cytoplasmic poly(A) polymerase with carcinogenesis. Furthermore, our data suggest that the human genome encodes at least eleven non-canonical poly(A) polymerases with four FAM46 family members. Since FAM46 proteins are differentially expressed during development, these proteins may positively regulate transcript stability and translational rate in a tissue-specific manner.
Project description:Innate immunity, the first line of host defense against pathogens, is tightly regulated both transcriptionally and post-transcriptionally. Here, through global transcriptome and proteome analyses in Caenorhabditis elegans, we uncover a modulation of the expression of secreted innate immunity effector proteins by TENT5, one of a recently described family of cytoplasmic poly(A) polymerases. Direct RNA sequencing revealed that TENT-5 polyadenylates mRNAs with signal peptide-encoding sequences, that are translated at the endoplasmic reticulum. Loss of tent-5 function makes worms more susceptible to bacterial infection. Importantly, we demonstrate that the function of TENT-5 in innate immunity is evolutionarily conserved, as its orthologs, TENT5A and TENT5C are induced during macrophage activation and polyadenylate mRNAs, some of which are of genes orthologous to C. elegans TENT-5 targets. In summary, our study reveals cytoplasmic polyadenylation to be a previously unknown component of the post-transcriptional regulation of innate immunity in animals.
Project description:Innate immunity, the first line of host defense against pathogens, is tightly regulated both transcriptionally and post-transcriptionally. Through global transcriptome and proteome analyses in Caenorhabditis elegans, we uncover a modulation of the expression of secreted innate immunity effector proteins by TENT5, one of a recently described family of cytoplasmic poly(A) polymerases. Direct RNA sequencing revealed that TENT-5 polyadenylates mRNAs with signal peptide-encoding sequences, that are translated at the endoplasmic reticulum. Loss of tent-5 function makes worms more susceptible to bacterial infection. Importantly, we demonstrate that the function of TENT-5 in innate immunity is evolutionarily conserved, as its orthologs, TENT5A and TENT5C are induced during macrophage activation and polyadenylate mRNAs, some of which are of genes orthologous to C. elegans TENT-5 targets. In summary, our study reveals cytoplasmic polyadenylation to be a previously unknown component of the post-transcriptional regulation of innate immunity in animals.
Project description:Comparision of mRNA abundance and translation efficiency mediated by cytoplasmic poly(A) polymerases in C. elegans comparision of different adults treated with RNAi